AWAY FROM THE CENTER BUT VERY PLEASANT. Tony was in touch by e-mail well before my visit and responded to my phone message when I got to the airport. The apartment is 30 minutes from the "tourist" area along Sukhumvit Road but is much more like a normal location in middle-class Bangkok. And it is close to the big market at Chattuchak; easy to load up on gifts for friends in your home country. If you want a place to stay and work on research or a project, this would be an ideal. The apartment is small but in perfect condition with plenty of closet space and all the mod-cons, plus a modest gym and pool. The room was quiet. I Like that. The bed was firm. I like that too. Not quite paradise; but close. Thanks, Tony!